'Italian' Covid strain similar to UK variant was 'already spreading in August' and may be 'precursor' to Brit mutation
Updated: 29 Dec 2020, 13:39 A CORONAVIRUS strain similar to the latest UK mutation was already spreading through Italy in August, a leading virus expert has revealed. The 'Italian variant' was circulating weeks before the first known cases of the UK strain and could have been a 'precursor' to the mutation in England, according to virologist Arnaldo Caruso. 3 3 Professor Arnaldo Caruso said virologists have found a new Covid-19 variant in Italy, similar to the UK variantCredit: YouTube The patient had first been diagnosed with Covid-19 in April, but was still recording “positive results with...
Source: thesun.co.uk